Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-14
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who is we'll posted generally, was inter-
viewed by News reporter yesterday in
regard to the immigration move. He
So d that there seems to be an idea in
some quarters that there is a
conflict between the people and the
railroads In this matter, and,
es consequence the railroads are being
censured. This is mistake. There is
no conflict. The people are simply asking
the railroads to join hands with them in
the great work OF sett ing and developing
the state, the result of which would most
certainly be beneficial alike to the state,
as the cities can not grow nor the popula-
ton and wealth increase very fast without
immigrants, and to the railroads, IS it
takes population to make business. The
people OF Texas are very much indebted to
the railroads and are willing to be liberal
with them and repay this debt. The best
way to pay that debt is to go to work and
cooperate with the people in the bringing
Of immigrants to the state, as the work of
the people in this direction must be
fruitless without the assistance of the
railroads. There are people whose
judgment is worthy of respect who believe
and claim they have evidence of the feet
that the state and people have dealt very
literally toward the railroads, but it is
lamentable fact that corporations as well
as individuals fire. quently forget past
favors, and sometimes even contracts. It
lsssa well known fact that Texas has given
to several of her railroads several Sec
tions of her best land for every mile of
road they built. Now, this land was en-
tirely given In the expectation that the
railroads receiving it would induce peo-
pie to settle on it. But, be this as it may,
there are many people who would regard
the transaction as contract. It Ia also 6
well-known fact that the state has not
rested here. It has from time to time
made efforts, spent money and sent rep
resentatives into the field to solicit
immigration, and perhaps had the
state been assisted snd encour-
aged by the railroads much more
money would have been spent and more
labor Of the same kind eXerted in the
same direction. Speaking OF the Kansas
exhibit at the centennial at Philadelphia,
it is true that Texas did rot spend any
grest amount Of money TO be represented
there. But the state was ably represented
there by Governor Hubbard, who offset
thousands of dollars invested in exhibits
by other states. Governor Huobard's
speech did more to give outsiders CORE CT
impressions of Texas than anything
done before or since. More than
this, some OF the biggest rail
road officials of the state used
it as immigration ammunition, and in
pamphlet form, distributed the same all
over the eastern and middle portion OF
the United States and in Europe, and the
results OF this were quickly seen. Immi-
grafton and capital poured in from quar-
tiers where previously the people had no
intention of coming to Texas, and the
good work did not cease until the c5mpe-
titiOn between the railroads ceased.
The suggestion by the News that the
fare to the meeting in Dallas on the
Goth inst. be placed at 1 cent per
mile Is considered by everybody to
be move in the right direction,
because low rates will secure large at
tendance and the larger the attendance
the greater will be the impetus given the
move and the greater will be the sum of
| money raised for q work in which both
the people and the railroads seem to be
taking such an interest. This meeting
will be state affair, and in no sense
local. The state will speak through it to
the other states and Europe, and will no
doubt do much to convince all that Texas
is to-day badly misrepresented and assist
in establishing reputation, without
which no state can prosper.
The name that Texas has is . mighty
big load for people to have to carry.
But were the facts known, namely, that
the state is not only able to carry
her present population but three or four
times the present population probably
and pleasant, there would be no difficulty
in inducing immigration to come. II the
state were as outsiders see 1t, there Is
not law-sbiding, God fearing, progress